1. Fast Food Should it be banned or regulated by the government?

2. Fast food chains include McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy’s. People that live close to fast food restaurants have higher death rates Poor communities have more fast food restaurants and ads A large portion of the U.S suffers from childhood obesity

3. 20-25% of Americans eat fast foods of some kind everyday 64.8% of fast food sales of the world are in the U.S Between 1962 and 2000 the population of obese people went from 13% to 31% 63% of Americans are overweight because of consuming fast foods

4. Yes; it should be banned! Because it causes health problems like obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart problems. Banning fast food restaurants would lower medical costs for everyone. 72,000-228,000 heart attacks were caused because of too much trans fats; now the number is dropping because of regulations

5. If we get rid of fast food restaurants people are forced to make healthier food choices If we get rid of fast food restaurants people are forced to make healthier food choices Kids and teens often get fast food without their parents knowing Kids and teens often get fast food without their parents knowing California cities are already banning fast food restaurants and posting calorie counting's California cities are already banning fast food restaurants and posting calorie counting's

6.  Fast foods are some of the only foods people with low income can afford  People complain that Americans should be able to make up their own minds about what they should eat  People could just go and eat other unhealthy foods if fast food chains were banned

7. No; it should not be banned! It’s their own choice whether to eat healthy or not. They could eat healthy if they wanted to, but choose not to. It’s their own choice whether to eat healthy or not. They could eat healthy if they wanted to, but choose not to.

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